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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 242

(x) Indian Feudatory States
Hyderabad

The Koichi Sato Gold Medal Collection
1871-1909 Issue

Plate Proofs
A selection (93) on imperforate ungummed paper neatly arranged on four exhibition pages including ½a. claret with security punched holes, upper marginal block of eighteen (9x2) showing full inscription, plus additional block of six and block of four, ½a. claret perforated "specimen" (2), ½a. block of fifteen (5x3), 1a. purple (6 with shades), 2a. green block of twenty-four (6x4), 3a. bright ochre-brown block of four, 3a. blue (2, one on gummed paper), 4a. blue-green block of four, 8a. greyish purple block of four and 12a. ochre-brown block of four, slightly mixed condition. A wonderful lot for the specialist.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£350

Starting price
£210